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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
ToIedo,s Great Wine Tun.

Work was begun in 1893 on the great
wine tun of Toledo, O., but the solid
American oak of which it was buiit was
drying in kiln for six years prior to
that. lis oakeD stayes are twenty-oDe
feet long ard six inches square. In the
rough six OF them formed a load for
two horse team. With the utmost nicely
they were put in place until, as whole,
they measured over sixty feet in circCm-
ference. Through the center of the tun
where il curves outward il huges swell,
it measured twenty, one feet; the diane
at the end is eighty feet. It contains
$1,000 gallons Of dry wine. To with
stand the enormous pressure of this bulk,
three iron rods are carried from end to
end, where they are riveted in oaken
beams of great size and strength. The
hoops are of iron. There are fourteen
of them and they weigh three tons.
Each hoop is six inches broad and about
a third of an inch in thickness. They
they are well groomed hoops, and shine
as if in constant contact with an emery
wheel.
Bnt everything about the great tun
3 betokens the great care that is taken of
/ it. Its Oaken surface is polished to such
/ a degree that the sun loves to creep IN
/ through the prison like windows and
/ dance upon it's shining bulk. The huge
brass spigot glitters like gold fresh from
the coiner's hand. The Oaken platform
that faces its tremendous head, and the
oaken stairway that winds around the
base and enables the visitor to look down
upon the mammoth, glisten under fire.
buent coats of varnish. a blow upon
this iIon ribbed BODY makes no lmpUes.
sion unless the ear be placed close 10 the
wood; then the sound is like the last
gasp of d thuhder clap. Days and days
were occupied in filling If with catawba
made from grapes that grow on islands
in Put in Bay, where Commodore Perry
taught John Bull lesson some year!
ago. And when the tun was full, 36,
! 0O0 gallons of wine had been poured
INTO he vast interior, there was muct
rejoicing in the immediate vicinity, and
all who witnessed the completion of th'
process felt in duty bound to drink Il
the health of the Toledo tun, and TO d,
so in such unstinted measure that tn,
occasion Is likely never to be forgotten
by those who part :cipated
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29

THE largest family of children in
America born OF one mother and father
is probably that of Mrs. Brandon, of
Moundsville, w. Va. The mother is
now seveDty-ssven years old. She has
given birth 10 and reared thirty.thIee
children, five daughters and twenty
eight sons. Sixteen OF the sons meas
ured in height 96 feet and inches. All
of these sixteen were volunteers in the
Union army during the rebellion. One
was killed at Pittsburgh Landing, one
died in Andersonyille, and one Charles,
the youngest boy, served the longest
term in Libby prison of any Union SOL
diers now living. or the fourteen boys
who survived the war all are wounded
and draw PENSIONS. Mrs. Brandon, the
mother OF this band OF soldiers, has late
ly been granted a pension OF =. $50
The Old lady is as bright and active as
most women of one half her age. She
is fond % outdoor exercise, and only "a
few DAYS ago walked twenty miles
within five hours.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
The Scorpions of Mexico

The most common pests in Mexico sr
the alcarans or scorpions, for during
certain seasons of the year they are IS
numerous as flies around sugar h0us..
They are within the cracks o! the val
between the bricks Of the tiles OF lie
floor, hiding inside your garments. DAT.
ing everywhere with iuconceIyaSle raF
idity, their tails, which hold the sting
ready 10 fly up with dangerous easC
upon the slightest prOvOcation. Il-
a corner of the rug OF table spread and
you disturb fiouTishiDg colony Of then
shake your shoes i'll the morning AMI
out they flop throw y0ur bath sponge
into the water and half dozen Of th5-
dart out of its cool depths, into ghlct
they bad wriggled for a siesta in sa5T-
every article you touch must be ,rsa;5-
Ike a dose o: medicines be Vel
shaken before taken"
The average scorpion Is mahogany
hued and about two inches long 6n. !
have seen them as long as i've inches
The small, yellowish variety are consI'
cred more dangerous, and their bite S
most apprehended at midday. II d.
raDgo they are black and 50 s.arniHs4
numerous-haying been allowed %
breed for centuries in the dess-'e-
mines-that the government olel'A
reward per head tor rather pei tai U
whoever will kill them. TnelI sting
seldom fatal, but it is more OF less se''
ere, according TO the state Of the system
Victims have been known TO Tema-
for days in convulsioEs, foaming o! IN
mouth, with stomach swells1 As Z
dropsy, while others do not suffer n1'-
more than from bee sting. The COL
mou remedies are brandy, taken -
sufficient quantities to stupefy the 70
tient. ammonia administered both eA.'-.
nally and internally, boiled mix a.
guaiacum. 1t is also of Use to pres
large key or other tube on the Wouho "
force out part of the poison.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
View OF Great Salt Lake.

The first view of Great Salt lake is Of
silver mirror with arms, in the midst
of an immense plain. Only the silver
gray water, the blue gray SKY and the
vast expanse of fiat, marsby land. W.
were not very favor ably impres ed; in
fact, l was was very greatly disappoint-
ed with the first glimpse of Salt Lake
City. This is natural where ones ex-
pectatiOns have been raised to an ex-
travagant height. 1t looked like third
or fourth rate town on exhibition as a
show, and not equal to its reputation.
There was a crowd of arrivals, tourists
and sight seers. The station was sur
rounded by hacks the strangers besieged
by vociferous hackmen. We were too
accustomed to the modern conveniences
OF everyday life in the east to find their
reproduction here marvellous. Had we
come over the trackless wastes, like the
early settlers after months of struggle
and warfare with cold and fatigue and
WEAKNESS, had we penetrated rocky can
yons, forded rivers and marched over
interminable wildernesses of salt and
sage brush, this modern city of the plain
would indeed have been a marvel; but
we bad been whirled hither between a
day and night and were disappointed
to find it less idyllic than we had pictur-
ed and so much like other places.
Where were the streams of the Iiv-
ING GOd,' that flowed EdirectlV thrOuuh
the street, Where the rich milk and
honey of this typlcally fruitful land?
Where CHI where the far famed clean
illness of it's vine wreathed cottages and
sidewalks? The general aspect was
commonplace and second class. and We
were not sorry that our stay was to be
short.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
The BOg-Days Are Here.

The dog days are here, and will last
till the 29th of August, or foIty-two
days. The rising and setting OF the
"Sirus, - or the dog star, with the sun
has been universally regarded as the
cause of of excessive heat that prevails
generally at this particular season.
The poor dogs, who are made to bear
their infamy Of the source OF our dis
comfort are. perhaps, allied n some
manner to the extreme heat OF the In.
terval, but they, as well as human be-
ings share alike the Affections which are
at this season common. Dogs at this
season are supposed to be more sus-
ceptible to rabidness than at any other
time.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29

A GOOD story cannot be repeated too
often. To thousands % prattl;ng boys
ar5 girls the following incident VIII be
new, and rs it bears with it a good
moral We reproduce il: An old man
was riding on an ass along a country
road. while his little son trudged on foot
by his side. They met a man vino said:
What shame that you should ride,
while vour little son Is compelled TO
walkr The man dismounted and gave
his seat upon ths beast TO the child. Soon,
however, they met another man, Who
said. Out upon thee, 20 let thy poor
old father walk, whilst thou, who art
young and vigorous, riden At this the
old man mounted the ass with his son.
when they both rode together. Travel
er No. y soon made his appearance, and
berated them soundiy for giving the
poor, tired beast such a heavy load to
carry. In the end they both dismounted
and tried to carry the ass. Probably
some one else came mp who took them
for pair OF idiots However that NAV
be, IL proves that he who tries 20 please
everybody succeeds in pleasing nobody,
and makes himself uncomfortable and
wIetched.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
Father Of FOrty-one Cbns-.-

Baltimore lays claim 10 mo-
was The father of twenty eioft cl.Is 10
Reading, Pa, can lay claim In o. 49,.
who can beat that. His nam, .-
HeGner, and he was . Gcfmsr r.r. t...-
He came to this country wh5- -l
man, and for third of ceutu.; f,.-.
tie. hump backed man was farn.-
ure on the streets of Reading. Ha y
personally known to almost eyer.
IN. His business was that Of c,s'
ing rags and paper and selling the,
the paper manufactures. In this =
he made his living. A year ago n.
killed on rhe railroad and his ~
still resides on Maple street thu, =.
The story Of John Heffner's npns.
progeny is well authenticated
any Of the old citizens Of Readipg ~
old man was wont 10 boast Of +,
once when on the witness stand il,
there, he gave detailed accom-, ~ :
birth of the brood. The sbor. -.
notes of the testimony are still pTase-r.r
and from them it is learned tba, b.
the father of fOTtY-one children +.
years. 1t is believed that his record :
ceeds that Of any other man OF his q
According to his own story he was -
in Berlin, Germany, in 1916. and lar5--
in New York, came at once to Res5r1t
He was jolly, good natured souI ~.
a short, common clay pipe in his no,..t
and had smile for every one. His,o.-
children kept him poor, it is trpa >.
they brought no misery with them I.
him. When twenty-five years or5 :.
lS4O, he married his first VILE 8,
lived eight years. She became the moi
er of seventeen children in that lin,
She gave birth 70 twins the first yo,.
aud the second year was sigDalfza5 =
another pair of twins. Each sDccs.s
ing year thereafter for four Years NJ
Heffner became the mother of trfrls,-
In the seventh year she gave birth -o,-.
child. The wife then died. The o,5s..
of the seventeen children was then ,-
seven years of age. Thres month.
thereafter a young lady took chargs ..
the children, and IL the course of fin.
she became the second Mrs. Herrs-
The first two years of his life with ~.
woman we're signalized by The birth a,
two childrn. In the next five wears w.
more children were added to the Hes9s,
flock, she giving birth to twins as3
year. There is now lull a and for n.
next three years thereafter oDry mn.
child was born each year. IL lS-5 hi.
second wife died after being Uarr,ss
nine years. John Heffner was now n.
father Of thiTty-twO children, twenty q,
whom were living, the youngest bsir,
fifteen years old. They all lived a. hons
and many are the ludicrOus iDcidrr,,
told by Heffner in reference to his lsr,.
family. They were stout and s.ro1,
and very often they became 50 bsjI7
mixed up. there being go many or II:
same age, that he frequently could Dr
tell one from another. This large fanf7
did not deter a widow with one child
from becoming Mrs. Heffner No. 2, All
in the ten years succeeding she preset.
ed him with no less than nine little ones
Counting his step child there were fory.
two children who eslled John Hsfng-
father. " Some, since grown up. still
reside in Reading, and are Respectable
members of society. The record msts
by their father 1t is believed is unDIscs.
dented.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
Don't be a One-HOrse Farmer,

The one-hoIse farmer has a lifelong
ambition TO gair reputation for wear
| ing dirty shirt.
He will alarm the neighborhood by
/ getting up two hours before day, then
sit around and not go to work before
| sun up.
| He will complain of hard times, then
tear his pants climbing a fence where a
gate ought to be.
He will Fay 50 for new bride, then
let the calf chew it all to pieces before
! Sunday.
He will get all his neighbors to help
IL getting cow out of a bog, then let
/ her die for want of attention.
Stock will get in and destroy his crop
at place in his fence tnat he has been
putting off repairing for six months.
He will sprain his back lifting some
thing to show how strong he is.
He will talk all Sunday on what he
knows about farming. then ride around
the neighborhood Monday hunting seed
potatoes.
He will go in his shirt sleeves on a
cold day TO show how much he can
stand, then return home at night and
occupy two-thirds of the fireplace till
bedtime.
He Will ridicule the mechanism of a
cotton planter, and go out and mash
his thumb mailing board on the fence.
He will 90 to town on Saturday and
come back with fifty cents worth of
coffee, paper of pins, dollars worth
Of chewing tobacco and his belly full of
whisky.
He is economical; economy is his
forte; he Will save ten cents worth of
axle grease and ruin the spindles of a
SO wagon.
He won't subscribe for a newspaper.
but will borrow one from his friend
aud forget to return il.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29

As Martin Bout, the son of a farmer
living near Michigan City, Ind, was
blowing, loud explosion was heard
and the young man was seen to fall to
the ground, while the team ran wildly
across the field. Persons fastened to
The spot, and found young Bout lying
senseless, with his right hand blown off,
several severe wounds on his body, and
a piece of iron sticking in his throat.
The plow point had struck bomb
buried IN the ground, which was sup
posed to hare been left there by work
men who were blasting out stumps
years ago.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29

"CUs-Ch begging b. ver cufa-a.u 100
Crl2',. The up'es advertise Jh-r
ysaa.s by posting uu walls in tr~ neigh
bUrlaai -quol p.acrs oi yellow p.pri,
wI-lu1a Is lha exc, Chu,se edu'Va.-u'
og tl- s1l'1lu.,. Ash aud yr shall
receive, together With the uafie and
l,~tsloa 90 rr. temple where prayer are
a,vays answered.
81. there age aho more personal
forms Of begging. Tue writer %. au ar
uc.s m the Youths ClmpuijOn has seen
IL P.Elu q Drirs. whose cheeks had been
pierced. and the teeth k,ockrd out 50
that 40 iron rod, us large as ones mid
die duger. could he passed though, To
project AZ inch or two beyond eitAer
cheek. an iron hslielsg.e Was hinged
to sacl end OF this, uEa passed around
the back of the priests head, Attached
~ the h-If-cirCIe was an uon chain,
which wac So long as TO drag on the
ground several feet behind him
HIS business was 10 go from house 10
house, beating q small urum, asking
he,r 90 repair temple. Sympathy
wlu,l De wasted on him. He was a
professional church debt litter who
,,4 r,ortbIv wares and A commission
Oh Ais cClIoctions-aud the rod aud
ch,ia were his stock i'm trade.
rr,r...r., is a7 other vav. still more pc
49, 4 mics, stands IN "a small box
,,,,. e,rpctrre. placed i'm front Of a TEN
=. .,rouch the boards OF which spikes
-- ,,.., driven so that the imprIson-
- ,,,ssr cav, move no part of mis- body,
,......,. his ri-bt ,,rm without being
,,-,.r...a NV "a sriLa With his right
- -. ,,,r., , nau 2, draw attention
80 hi, nit,qcre condition. Charitable
,,rs M cs,s an much for he privilege
90 3r,,,,,,, nm. "a snfI,s.
Ths. bicesr--rfcsd spikes are those
,rbi,, p,jpt at the vital body. The
priest Is supposed to stand IN his kennel
day aud night until AL the spikes have
been bought and drawn, but no one be-
lieves that he really does 50.
y sill gle incident VIII show how much
hardship aud self 'nhl ted sunerlug
some OF those heather will undergo To
fuIhI "a religious vow. one inioleraoiy
hot and dusty afternoon IN 1on the
writer WAS resting at wayside Tea
house 20 the southwest OF Pekin and saw
appyu.oh.lg ulau ana woman. The
man would first take one long step, then
bring bis other foot up and measure MS
whole lenghs in tire road.
Having knocked his head 'hree Ilu4sS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
The Bats Bite.

The curious feature in the bats bite
is thai it is hardly ever felt, even when
the person attacked is awake. 1 my.
self had remarkable illustration of this,
and stood with man who was remark
ing that he could not understand how
people always got so unaccountably bit
ten, though while he was actually max
sucking one of his toes, as was evidenced
by the bat being seen by me and him.
self to fiutter away, while the mans toe,
to his great surprise, was found to be
bleeding severely. -fs
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
ASrgaeicuS sheep bog.

A WashjuCtov county farmer having
sold a flock Of sheep 20 dealer. lent
him his dog to drive them home, dis
tsuce Of thirty miles, desiring 10 give
the dog meal M his Journey 's end, and
tell hIn 60 90 home. The dTover found
the dog so useful that he resolved to
keep 10 and instead of sending it back
locked IL up. The collie grew sulky
and AZ last effected escape. Evidently
deemiug the drover had no more right
70 detain the sheep than itself, the
honest creature wsur in,r the faIi, col
lected all the sheep ths. had belonged
10 his master, and 70 that persons's
intense establishment drove the whole
flock home again.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
How Indians Poison Their Arrows.

1t was long time before Friday
came, and L began to think he was GO
ing to disregard my summons and was
getting angry, when he suddenly put in
an appearance. L explained to him
what l wished 10 know, and without the
slightest hesitation he said to the ven
rrnb'e arrow maker:
Tell my brother all about the poison
ed arrows"
WELL" said the old man, first We
take a blOated yellow rattlesnake in
August, when he is most Ioisonous, and
tie him with foIked stick 20 a stake;
then We tease him until be is in a great
rage. This is done by passing a switch
over his body from his head TO his tail.
When he threshes the ground with his
body and his eyes grow bright and
sparkle like diamonds, we kill a deer.
antelope or some othe- small animal,
and tearing out the liver, throw it to
the snake while it is warm and the
blood still couTsing through it. The
reptile will strike it again and again and
pretty soon it will begin TO turn black.
When be tires, The snake is teased again
and he is induced to sink his fangs into
the soft hesh until all the poison has
been extracted from him and the liver
Is reeking with II. He is then killed
and the liver lifted with sharp pole,
for SO dangerous is it no one dares touch
il. Tbs liver is let lie for about an
hour. when 1t Will be almost Jet black
and emit sour smell. Arrows are
then brought and their iron heads push
ed into the liver up to the shaft. They
are left sticking there for about one
hour and half, when they are with
drawn and dried in the sun. 4 thin
glisteniug yellow scum adheres to the
arrow. and if it but so much as touches
raw flesh it is certain to poison it tc
DEATH
L asked if Indians still used poisoned
arrows. No" he replied, no man
Indian OF wkite man, for years past has
been shot with these arrows, and they
are no longer made.''
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29

The election of chief 10 the Cher
ekee nation is characterized by charges
OF grossest corruption, swindIing and
conspiracy. 1t is charged that money
has been misappropriated and the affairs
OF the Indian territory FOR years back
are being hauled oyer by the opposing
factions.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
ProphyIactic I'm Sickness

Typhoid Fever has broken out here
again, but wherever Darbys Prophylactic
Fluid has been freely used there has been
no fever, M. b. LANCASTER, p. M, Ed.
Central Albanian.
The Fluid is not merely deodorizor,
but disenfectant-a destroyer of the dis =
ease germs in an atmosphere which cannot
oe breathed without danger. NEW YORK
EvENINGPOsT.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
RfIIRnAnesS.

We have tested its virtue persona!5 sSl
know that for Dyspepsia, BilionSu7s35 L,s3i,ss
Throbbing Headache. IL is the oest nleIl-s Iof-sr
the world eyer saw. We tried I0IH .'st1,.
remedies before Simmons Liver hes-,~15.
but none of them gave US more thah -Ii-gs5 ~
Iary relief: the Regulator not only Tell.,ros
but cured us.-H. Il. Jones, Ed. IeIe-'''
and Messenger, MacCn, Ga.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
TIE FyE& oUiNiNE.

..Rougr au Rats
a!ogrs on: rats, n'se. rrtanes flies. anrs, bed
Heart P4in-.
digestion noadarur, sle~7Ics,ue~- cured Dy Wells
''.sunEn or CorH.''
complete cure Hart - -g., -orus.varJs, nuHrous
.'Buchu- E'.,iba''
ur.a.r. l-scase- scgiasus, tyIJlri0u -Jpae. graz
ei catirr.. .. ...r Bladder Si, druggists
Tr.'-EiuSr- E's5"~-
Flics rngcI,-e ans. Ho.i .l.'ls rats nicl. gouh-
60 eh'pu.slSs, e''arr- 90. ~ Rough on Rats
"Wcgs, Usal,h E'1evrer' ra-ror,, h.,I,r and
yigar, cures dyspepsia to,poronre,sryual debility
EouEh oU Pain
pain. su5sfr. headache nrura'-r rheumatism.
zoe Eou..a oa PAIN Piasters. l5c-
Mothers
use 70 yyc.lrs HuIf.n Remover g.. DrGaE. srs.
LiTr pr"seFNC-.
Heesirr Eearwgr. DE. dtresr % ~ess spats,
Rough ou Piles
cure rltrs ~ ncuuH- r1's, iJrN.ll-. p.s'-uiinE,
bicci.ug internal aT .JNcr. frsr-u o. 11j cXt,rntl
remedy tU oscH p'csa-e. sure ruEs, scs- Drug
g,ss..
Eretty women
I.,rics who would Pc is .re-0ue ag-' v.,lrIJ.
duH't lt.. f. O.. r N...'s lt,rl'. Ecl,vg-
ssWouE.s OK It-rs'
"EDGg.. #U lrl' rugc- ryH-r.a. r~.E ton RI ne
worm Jct.~. 7alr 2. -us. frosted :-st l'f lttas
Rough ou Cs'nrrn-
COr~CC;- offensive ndn-s 80 nurr. Cuuls rl- cure
Of W.r-t chronic. gl.H -arIua.ef go r. l---.c .1r
dIrEtHsrt9 sore throar. TOM i-~.-H. Sn'.
The Sop. of Ghc Nation.
Cl.4Errr. -Ir~ dove f.rIe--. st r-.
and tr.irfrr w.r Wells Hc-ttu keurwer-
SaIarrh 80 the EiaIdcr-
Stigs a-. Irrl'gt..s.. iuIarLraa.avu. -I' Eftuey
and urinr~. "ns.r rltIuf~ rrrrl ny Jrh--!ailA ~
''Nsf"E 8nGs- noneHes-''
"Euu.r Eu-s'' clrrrs them out. also beetles
anti.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
Is Life
Worth Living ?

That depends upon the
Liver, for if the Liver IS
inactive the whole sys-
TEN is out Of order-the
breath Is bad, digestion
poor, head dull or aching,
energy and hopefulness
gone, the spirits are de-
pressed, a heavy weight
exists after eating, With
general dependency and
the blues. The Liver is
the housekeeper Of the
health; and a harmless,
simple remedy that acts
ike Nature, does not
constipate afterwards or
require constant taking,
does not interfere with
business or pleasure dur
ing its use, makes Sim
mons Liver Regulator q
medical perfection.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-29
OUR UNEQUALED OFFER.

We have arranged with the publishers
OF these books to furnish the whole forty
nNe with one years subscription To our
paper Tor eI-S5 or we Will send any i've
Tor 2S cts. or the whole fOrty-five for
$50. Address all orders to publishers OF
FREEMAN" Eben.kurg, Pm.
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have tested its virtues personally, ano
know that FOR Dyspepsia, Blllousness ana
Throbbing Headache, IL Is the best Inedl-
eine the world ever saw. Have trleo forty
other remedies before summons Liver
Regulator, and none Of them gave morS
T1sn temuorary relief, but tho Regulator
not only relieved but cured
Il "a IoNES Macon. Ga